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Proverbs from the 
Almanac of one 
Richard Saunders 

(Benjamin Fran^klin) 



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Proverbs 

from the Almanac of one 

Richard 
Saunders 

(Benjamin Franklin) 






New York 

Duffield CBi» Company 
1908 





c/4s Poor 
Richard 
says: 

A word to 
the wise is enough. 



Many words won't fill 
a bushel. 



A good wife and health 
is a man's best wealth. 



A quarrelsome man 
has no good neighbors. 




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God helps them that 
help themselves. 

But dost thou love life? 
then do not squander 
time, for that's the stuff 
life is made of. 



Wasting of time must 
be the greatest prodi- 
gality; since lost time is 
never found again. 



Sloth, like rust, con- 
sumes faster than labor 
wears; while the used 
key is always bright. 



cAs Poor Richard says 

A sleeping fox catches 
no poultry. 

There will be sleeping 
enough in the grave. 



Sloth makes all things 
difficult, but industry 
all things easy. 



He that riseth late must 
trot all day, and shall 
scarce overtake his 
business at night; 
while laziness travels 
so slowly that Poverty 
soon overtakes him. 



o4s Poor Richard says 

Time enougfh! always 
proves little enough. 



At the working-man's 
house hunger looks in, 
but dares not enter. 



Early to bed and early 

to rise 
Makes a man healthy, 

wealthy, and wise. 




He that hath a trade 
hath an estate, and he 
that hath a calling hath 
an office of profit and 
honor. 




cAs Poor Richard says 

Industry need not wish. 

He that Kves on hope 
will die fasting. 



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Drive thy business ! let 
not that drive thee! 



Diligence is the mother 
of good luck, and God 
gives all things to in- 
dustry. 




There are no gains 
without pains ; then 
help, hands ! for I have 
no lands. 







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Have you somewhat 
to do to-morrow? Do 
it to-day ! 



Industry pays debts, 
while despair increas- 
eth them. 



Trouble springs from 
idleness, and grievous 
toil from needless egfse. 



Then plough deep while 
sluggards sleep, 

And you shall have 
com to sell and to 
keep. 





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The cat in gloves catch- 
es no mice ! 



Be ashamed to catch 
yourself idle. 

Employ thy time well, 
if thou meanest to gain 
leisure. 






By diligence and pa- 
tience the mouse ate in 
two the cable. 



Let not the sun look 
down and say, 'Inglo- 
rious here he lies ! " 





cy4.s Poor Richard says 

Little strokes fell great 
oaks. 

One to-day is worth 
two to-morrows. 

Constant dropping 
wears away stones. 



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Since thou art not sure 
of a minute, throw not 
away an hour ! 

Many, without labor, 
would live by their wits 
only, but they'll break 
for want of stock. 




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The diligent spinner 
has a large shift. 

Fly pleasures, and 
they'll follow you. 



Now I have a sheep 

and a cow, 
Everybody bids me 

good morrow. 




I never saw an oft-re- 
moved tree 

Nor yet an oft-removed 
family 

That throve so well as 
those that settled be. 








cAs Poor Richard says 

Three removes are as 
bad as a fire. 



Keep thy shop, and thy 
shop will keep thee. 

A life of leisure and a 
life of laziness are two 
things. 

If you would have your 
business done, go; if 
not, send. 



The eye of the master 
will do more work than 
both his hands. 



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Not to oversee work- 
men is to leave them 
your purse open. 



Want of care does us 
more damage than 
want of knowledge. 



In the affairs of this 
world men are saved, 
not by faith, but by the 
want of it. 



He that by the plough 

would thrive, 
Himself must either 

hold or drive. 




cAs Poor Richard says 



Power to the bold. 



Learning is to the stu- 
dious, and Riches to the 
careful. 



If you would have a 
faithful servant, and 
one that you like, serve 
yourself. 




For want of a nail, the 
shoe was lost; for want 
of a shoe, the horse 
was lost ; and for w^ant 
of a horse, the rider 
was lost. 






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cAs Poor Richard says 
Heaven to the virtuous. 

A Kttle neglect may 
breed great mischief. 



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What maintains one 
vice would bring up 
two children. 

Many estates are spent 

in the getting, 
Since women for^ tea 

forsook spinning and 

knitting, 
And men for punch 

forsook hewing and 

splitting. 




Women and wine, 
game and deceit, 

Make the wealth small 
and the wants great. 



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Think of saving as well 
as of getting. The 
Indies have not made 
Spain rich; because her 
outgoes are greater 
than her incomes. 





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cAs Poor Richard says 



At a great penny^vorth 
pause a while. 



Fools make feasts, and 
wise men eat them. 

Who dainties love, 
shall beggars prove. 




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Beware of little ex- 
penses; a small leak 
will sink a great ship. 



A man may keep his 
nose all his life to the 
grindstone, and die not 
worth a groat at last. 

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cAs Poor Richard says 

Many have been ruined 
by buj^ng good penny- 
worths. 

'Tis foolish to lay out 
money in a purchase of 
repentance. 



Buy what thou hast 
no need of, and ere 
long thou shalt sell thy 



necessanes. 



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A child and a fool im- 
agine twenty shillings 
and twenty years can 
never be spent. 

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cAs Poor Richard says 

For one poor person 
there are a hundred 
indigent. 

Wise men learn by 
others' harms ; fools, 
scarcely by their own. 



For age and want, save 
while you mky. 

No morning sun lasts 
a whole day. 



Always taking out of 
the meal-tub, and never 
putting in, soon comes 
to the bottom. 





When the well's dr 
they know the worth 
of water. 



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A ploughman on his 
legs is higher than a 
gentleman on his knees. 

What is a butterfly? 

At best 
He's but a caterpillar 

drest, 
The gaudy fop's his 

picture just. 

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cAs Poor Richard saysy^^ 



He's a lucky fellow who 
is made prudent by 
other men's perils. 



If you would know the 
value of money, go and 
try to borrow some. 



Pride breakfasted with 
Plenty, dined with Pov- 
erty, and supped with 
Infamy. 




Fond pride of dress is, 
sure, a very curse ; 

Ere fancy you consult, 
consult your purse. 



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cAs Poor Richard says 



The second vice is ly- 
ing, the first is running 
into debt. 



Pride is as loud a beg- 
gar as Want, and a 
great deal more saucy. 



Creditors are a super- 
stitious set, great ob- 
servers of set days and 
times. 



Great estates may 

venture more, 
But little boats should 

keep near shore. 

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cAs Poor Richard says 



L3dng rides upon debt's 
back. 

Creditors have better 
memories than debtors. 

'Tis easier to build two 
chimneys than to keep 
one in fuel. 

Those have a short 
Lent, who owe money 
to be paid at Easter, 





'Tis easier to suppress 
the first desire, than to 
satisfy all that follow it. 



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cAs Poor Richard says 

Rather go to bed sup- 
perless, than rise in 
debt. 



We may give advice, 
but we cannot give 
conduct. 



The borrower is a slave 
to the lender, and the 
debtor to the creditor. 



Get what you can, and 
what you get hold ; 

'Tis the stone that will 
turn all your lead 
into gold. 

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They that won't be 
counselled, can't be 
helped. 

If you will not hear 
reason, she'll surely rap 
your knuckles. 



A penny saved is two 

pence clear ; 
A pin a day 's a groat 

a year. 



Experience keeps a 
dear school, but fools 
will learn in no other, 
and scarce in that. 

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cAs Poor Richard says 

Never dig more than 
plough-deep. 



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'Tis hard for an empty 
bag to stand upright I 



The good paymaster is 
lord of another man's 
purse. 



When you incline to 
drink rum, fill the glass 
half with water. 



The use of money is all 
the advantage there is 
in having money. 

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He that goes a borrow- 
ing, goes a sorrowing. 



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Silks and satins, scarlets 
and velvets put out the 
kitchen fire. 



You are young, and 
have the world before 
you; stoop as you go 
through it, and you 
will miss many hard 
thumps. 




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